Antwerp vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1834
$1047
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4433
$2419
🏠 One person rent
$929
$411
🏘️ Family rent
$1527
$690
🍽️ Food expenses
$618
$336
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$222
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3013
$132
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
87
11
😀 Quality of life
90
16
🏙️ Population
529K
2.89M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 75% more expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 2660th and 5217th ($1834 vs $1047) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 3rd in Belgium and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Belgium vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Antwerp compared to 0.1 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Antwerp ranked 3rd best city to live in Belgium vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 4th in the DR Congo, while ranked 190th and 9189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antwerp vs Mbuji-Mayi

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Antwerp Mbuji-Mayi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.7
$7.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$91
$51.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$6.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.5
$1.98
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.72
$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$891
$751
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$711
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1501
$1355
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1217
$301
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$94.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.3
$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.57%
11.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4523
$1120
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3139
$537
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.49
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.4
$120
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.4
$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.98
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$6.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$4.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.6
$8.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$1.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.03
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.13
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$4.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$3.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$3.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.65
$0.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.1
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.8
$4.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$45.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$867
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20056
$3375

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mortsel
$1688
11 km or 6.6 mi Beveren
$1829
15 km or 9.3 mi Lier
$1743
19 km or 12 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1799
23 km or 14 mi Mechelen
$1848
26 km or 16 mi Zemst
$1833
28 km or 17 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1757
30 km or 19 mi Herentals
$1476
31 km or 19 mi Dendermonde
$1769
32 km or 20 mi Lokeren
$1742
32 km or 20 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2143
32 km or 20 mi Hoogstraten
$1740
32 km or 20 mi Vilvoorde
$1844
35 km or 22 mi Roosendaal
$2087
39 km or 24 mi Schaerbeek
$1896
39 km or 24 mi Turnhout
$1739
39 km or 24 mi Herent
$1845
40 km or 25 mi Aarschot
$1799
41 km or 25 mi Aalst
$1881
41 km or 25 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1837
41 km or 26 mi Brussels
$2030
42 km or 26 mi Geel
$1738
42 km or 26 mi Etten-Leur
$1970
43 km or 27 mi Anderlecht
$1926
43 km or 27 mi Leuven
$1895
44 km or 27 mi Dilbeek
$1861
45 km or 28 mi Saint-Gilles
$1895
45 km or 28 mi Forest
$1969
45 km or 28 mi Tervuren
$1874
46 km or 29 mi Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
$1763
46 km or 29 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1870
48 km or 30 mi Goes
$2460
49 km or 30 mi Breda
$2112
49 km or 31 mi Overijse
$1832
49 km or 31 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1866
50 km or 31 mi Ninove
$1799
51 km or 32 mi Ghent
$1817
52 km or 33 mi Diest
$1759
55 km or 34 mi Halle
$1843
56 km or 35 mi Waterloo
$1993

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Distance City Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi Gandajika
$872
99 km or 62 mi Mwene-Ditu
$881
129 km or 80 mi Kananga
$1019
311 km or 193 mi Tshikapa
$979
436 km or 271 mi Kindu
$771
543 km or 337 mi Kikwit
$915
551 km or 342 mi Kolwezi
$1044
619 km or 385 mi Kalemie
$770
641 km or 398 mi Likasi
$1029
684 km or 425 mi Uvira
$828
708 km or 440 mi Bujumbura
$750
708 km or 440 mi Bukavu
$779
713 km or 443 mi Cyangugu
$543
722 km or 448 mi Makamba
$689
726 km or 451 mi Bubanza
$688
748 km or 465 mi Luena
$595
749 km or 465 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
751 km or 467 mi Rutana
$690
759 km or 472 mi Kisangani
$946
763 km or 474 mi Gitega
$691
777 km or 483 mi Ngozi
$689
781 km or 486 mi Kibuye
$533
786 km or 489 mi Butare
$447
794 km or 493 mi Ruyigi
$688
797 km or 495 mi Gisenyi
$411
801 km or 498 mi Nyanza
$583
809 km or 503 mi Mansa
$1166
831 km or 516 mi Muyinga
$688
845 km or 525 mi Ruhengeri
$553
854 km or 530 mi Kigali
$872
854 km or 531 mi Chingola
$1378
878 km or 545 mi Byumba
$671
879 km or 546 mi Mufulira
$1602
901 km or 560 mi Kitwe
$1304
906 km or 563 mi Mbandaka
$833
933 km or 580 mi Bumba
$843
938 km or 583 mi Kinshasa
$1133
940 km or 584 mi Butembo
$784
940 km or 584 mi Ndola
$692
943 km or 586 mi Brazzaville
$590